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2026 Chain
NYC Film Festival
august 6-16
2026 SUMMER
ONE-ACT FESTIVAL
July 9 - August 1, 2026
presented by the chain theatre
tickets are now on sale!
TICKET prices
In-advance online: $24
At the door: $27
Festival Rules
Please check your dates and times before purchasing
No refunds unless the program is cancelled
Exchanges for a different performance are subject to a $3 fee
NO LATE SEATING
2026 Programs
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Block 1
STALIN: The Musical
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Block 2
Buskers
Interior Shift
Reception
Where's Your Heart At?Buy tickets for:
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Block 3
Boyfriends in My Head
Just Add Water
Today's SpecialBuy tickets for:
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Block 4
5 Minutes to Midnight
Mae the Magnificent
Moonsteak
The Anti-Mary's Map to MotherhoodBuy tickets for:
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Block 5
Crocodile
On the Burners
Port Authority Breakdown
RetributionBuy tickets for:
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Block 6
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Block 7
Funny Enough
Nothing Like Before
Vicious Dogs in MariettaBuy tickets for:
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Block 8
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Block 9
Sideshow by the Seashore
The Last Light of Day
Two As In LouisianaBuy tickets for:
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Block 10
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Block 11
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Block 12
Bro's Night
How to Trap a Cockroach
In A BlindBuy tickets for:
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Block 13
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Block 14
6 Month Rule
Bummer Man!
Get Out of My Head!!!Buy tickets for:
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Block 15
My Mother and I
Sex on the Beach - a love story from the time of aids.Buy tickets for:
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Block 16
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Block 17
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Block 18
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Block 19
Tea Time
when it rains, it pours!
Wicked Weather This Way ComesBuy tickets for:
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Block 20
He Kindly Stopped For Me
Last Nerve
Mercy Road
Sparkle in the GreyBuy tickets for:
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Block 21
Danger Prone: Paradox
Faith, Fact, or Fiction
Ghoul FoolsBuy tickets for:
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Block 22
Fair Verona
Heartstrings
Island Full of MonstersBuy tickets for:
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Block 23
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Block 24
Saudade or The Pleasure You Suffer
Somewhere There Are RoostersBuy tickets for:
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Block 25
Lights Out At The Women's Hotel
Sunday in the street with Chuck (and Bobby)Buy tickets for:
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Block 26
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Block 27
Burn
Cafe d'Automatique
Storc
To Gloria, Or Not to GloriaBuy tickets for:
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Block 28
Beyond Pluto
Bodega Cat
Bodega Cat
Sleeping DogsBuy tickets for:
2026 Summer schedule
2026 Summer One-Act Festival Submissions
Now Open!
extended thru may 2
begins April 3, 2026
THE PUSHOVER
by John Patrick Shanley
Starring Rebecca De Mornay
begins April 3, 2026
THE PUSHOVER
by John Patrick Shanley
Starring Rebecca De Mornay
Celebrating 15 Years
Chain Theatre celebrates 15 years of impacting under-served artists from all five boroughs of New York City through our one-act festivals, mainstage productions, play writing lab, film festivals, comedy events and affordable theatre rentals. Chain has provided a safe space for artists from all walks of life to call home.
To bring this 2025/2026 season, we aim to raise $15,000 as part of our End-of-the-Year Campaign. You can help us achieve these goals by donating toward this season.
